1 Corinthians 7:29

The Unmarried and Widowed

28But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

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Berean Standard Bible
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
American Standard Version (1901)
But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
Bible in Basic English
But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;
Douay-Rheims 1899
This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none;
Free Bible Version
I'm telling you, brothers and sisters, that time is short, and from now on for those who are married it may seem as if they are not married,
Geneva Bible 1599
And this I say, brethren, because the time is short, hereafter that both they which haue wiues, be as though they had none:
King James (Authorized) Version
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
Plain English Version
My Christian friends, listen to what I’m saying. There is not much time left before Jesus will come back, and he will change this world. So don’t just think about the things of this world. That is the reason why I’m telling you married men that after Jesus comes back, it will not matter if people are married or single. And I’m telling you people that are sad, don’t worry, the trouble that makes you sad will go away when Jesus comes back. And I’m telling you people that are happy, the things that make you happy will go away when Jesus comes back. And I’m telling you people that buy things for yourselves, you will not own those things after Jesus comes back. You see, we do those things in this world now, but soon, when Jesus comes back, all those things will finish up. So don’t just live for those things now.
Translation for Translators
My fellow believers, this is what I mean: There is not much time left before Christ returns. So, from now on those men who are married should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much as they would if they were not married.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But this I say, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.
Noah Webster Bible
But this I say, brethren, The time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none;
World English Bible
But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Young's Literal Translation
And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;